Okay, so 5 summer's ago I was in a motorcycle accident where the other party was 100% at fault which resulted in a fractured femur and severe internal bruising. I now have a rod and 3 pins in my right leg. I hired a personal injury lawyer immediately who handled EVRYTHING. The case took a very long time to settle (almost 2 years), but eventually I got the money, and the lawyer took 1/3. Supposedly everything was taken care of, including all medical bills which the lawyer said he had negotiated down and took care of. Now it's been quite some time (about 3 years) and last week I received a very unexpected lein for $ 51,000 in medical bills. I nearly had a dam heart attack!!! I contacted the lawyer and he said I don't know whats going on, he said the hospital said I was all set and now this. He said something about him having to compensate me for this amount because it was supposed to be taken care of under signed contract...? He really confused the heck out of me and I'm actually still waiting for an update from him. I'm just looking for some feedback on this from someone who knows what they're talking about. Who's responsible for payment and if he does have to compensate me does it have to be paid towards lein. This has been extremely frustrating, do I get to scream malpractice!?
If I remember right, it did say that on the lein that the accused party responsible is that of the insurance company of the woman who hit me. But from what I know I already signed a contract with them that I cannot seek out any more compensation from them.
hoovarted
OK... Don't get your panties in a bunch and have a hissy fit because the answer is quite simple actually.
OK, you said that last week you received a very unexpected lein for $ 51,000 in medical bills and you want to know who's responsible for paying it. Simple and here's what you do. Look at the lien very carefully and somewhere on it will say exactly who is responsible for paying it.
A company cannot send out a blanket lien without stating on it who is responsible for payment. I guarantee it. Look at it very closely and somewhere it will say who the lien holder believes is responsible.
I hope this helps.
bkc99xx
If the lawyer only received a verbal confirmation that your bills were settled with the hospital and lead you to believe that they were completely covered, then I would certainly believe that he would be responsible for these bills. As long as the lawyer is agreeing to cover your costs, then there would be no reason to scream or sue for malpractice.
Also, understand that this could be a mistake on the hospital's part. When they accept settlements, they should take care of this. However, if a mistake was made, sometimes those bills are released for collections. Again, work with your lawyer to see where the mistake was made and go from there.
If your lawyer does not seem responsive or begins to ignore or delays responding to you, you should consider hiring another attorney to protect yourself. You will probably have to pay that attorney but the costs could be charged against the first attorney.
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